Recognizing the complexity surrounding unprecedented shifts in global power dynamics, our Center for Geopolitics cuts through the noise to bring both clarity and action to the intersection of geopolitics and business strategy, merging advanced geopolitical insights with BCG’s world-class analytical capabilities.
Our International Business Services
Amid global trade disruption, our international business consulting experts design strategies that help reduce risk and create competitive advantage in a shifting landscape.
Our international business consulting experts help governments attract FDI with tailored strategies, strong value propositions, and reforms that enable sustainable economic growth.
A standout go-to-market strategy is essential to redefining market position—and we help companies get there with tailored strategies and an integrated approach across sales and distribution.
Global Operating Models
We help clients rethink global operating models by combining deep geopolitical, technological, and organizational expertise to build resilient, regionally empowered, and AI-ready businesses.
Working alongside governments, our international business consultants address both obstacles and opportunities to deliver sustainable, long-term growth.
We help clients unlock growth in emerging markets by leveraging our deep economic insights and on-the-ground expertise to identify and capture high-impact opportunities.
Digital ecosystems are the future of business collaboration and competition. We develop end-to-end solutions for companies that are ready to enter or build a collaborative network.
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Our Approach to International Business
We help companies absorb the shock of global volatility by building capabilities and structures that enable data integration, flexibility, and agility across borders and businesses. As an international strategy consultancy, we advise the following types of clients on how to navigate a fragmented global ecosystem:
- Multinational Corporations. We help MNCs unlock growth in emerging markets through both global and local opportunities. Our tools position MNCs ahead of evolving consumer trends, dynamic supply chains, evolving operating models, and rising local competitors.
- Global Challengers and Other Local Competitors. Our international consulting group works with a class of rapidly growing companies in emerging markets that we call “global challengers”—and also with the local companies that aspire to compete at that level. Our strategies help them both win at home and compete with leaders on the global stage.
- Governments. We team with national and regional authorities to promote economic and international development. Our experts evaluate local business climates and map out the ways to attract more FDI and build public–private partnerships.
How We Help Clients Navigate International Business
Our international business consulting experts help clients proactively pursue "no-regret" strategic moves amid today’s increasingly complex global landscape. They span three strategic pillars designed to deliver resilience, growth, and competitive advantage.
Our Clients’ Success in International Business
We developed a tariff mitigation strategy for a global life sciences firm, reducing potential tariff exposure by 40%–50% in 2025 and 100% in 2026, restoring investor confidence and supporting earnings outlook.
We drove a group-wide ESG transformation for an industrial conglomerate, aligning strategic priorities with stakeholder expectations and delivering a clear roadmap through a centralized TMO.
We developed a comprehensive green investment strategy for an Asian government that was aligned with the nation’s net zero goals, delivering an estimated $19 billion uplift and creating 350,000 high-skilled jobs.
We worked with a global telecom giant to unlock growth beyond connectivity by institutionalizing a strategic partnership model—powering Tier 1 alliances with OpenAI, Google, and Meta and transforming how the business drives innovation at scale.
We helped a leading electrical goods company achieve 1.5x market growth through a sales transformation program.
We designed a global brand growth strategy for a leading apparel and footwear brand, reversing two years of stagnant revenues and delivering double-digit growth.
Navigating Tariffs
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Our Insights on International Business
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